Friday, June 29, 2018

Bhavani Amman Temple, Periyapalayam, Thiruvallur

Bhavani Amman Temple, Periyapalayam, Thiruvallur

Bhavani Amman Temple is a
Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Bhavani located at Periyapalayam in
Thiruvallur District of Tamilnadu. The Temple is busy throughout the year and
people visit the temple with their families to seek the blessings of Bhavani
Amman. People throng here in thousands on weekends and in the month of Aadi and
Avani. The
Bhavani Amman temple is possibly the most popular one in this region. The
Temple is well maintained and well organized to help the devotees to have a
memorable Dharshan of Sri Bhavani Amman.

Presiding Deity is called as Bhavani Amman /
Periyapalayathamman. Bhavani Amman is seen with the Sangu Chakram in the upper
part of her hands. A sword and Amirtha Kalasam are seen on her lower hands. Kumkumam
and Theertham are offered as Prasadham, which is known to cure many ailments in
the human body.

Shrines of Arputha Sakthi Vinayagar and Sarva Sakthi
Mathangi Amman can be found near the entrance of the temple inside temple
premises. There are shrines of Subramaniyar, Srinivasa Perumal with
Mahalakshmi, Anjaneyar, and Parasurama (one among the ten incarnations of Lord
Vishnu) and Naga Sannidhi in the Temple premises.

Temple
Opening Time

·Angapradakshinam:
05.00 AM – 09.00 AM

·Vaepanjalai:05.00 AM – 12.00 Noon & 04.00 PM – 06.00
PM

·Karagam:
05.00 AM – 12.00 Noon

Festivals

The temple attracts thousands of people during the
Tamil months of Adi and Avani especially during the weekends. The first Friday
in the auspicious Tamil month of Aadi, is grandly celebrated here. Every year
on the 4th week of Aadi, the oonjal Sevai for the Urchava Moorthy is performed.
Thousand and eight Sahasra Nama Archanai is performed on every Friday morning
during the auspicious month of Aadi. Chithira Pournami, Vinayagar Chathurthi,
Vijayadasami, English New Year, Tamil New Year, Hanuman Jayanti, Pongal, Thai Poosam
and Pournami Urchavam are the other festivals celebrated in this Temple with
much fanfare.

Prayers

Bhavani Mata wipes off the sins of devotees who wear
Margo leaves round their waist and go around her temple day and night. It is
enough if her Abhisheka water is sprinkled on couple. All diseases will be
cured by the merciful Bhavani Mata who is another form of Sri Krishna
himself. Devotees offer prayers in different forms like head shaving,
going with just neem leaves around, lifting the pot with fire, Angapradakshina,
coconut rolling etc. People come in tractors, vans and carts with full
equipments including gas cylinders for cooking, stay here and do their rituals.